Becker's Healthcare June 24, 2025
Naomi Diaz

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he wants every American using a wearable health device within four years, Politico reported June 24.

Speaking during a June 24 hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, Mr. Kennedy said the department is preparing “one of the biggest advertising campaigns in HHS history” to promote wearable technology.

The devices are central to Mr. Kennedy’s “Make America Healthy Again” initiative. He told lawmakers that wearables give people a way to “take control of their own health.”

“They can take responsibility,” Mr. Kennedy said. “They can see, as you know, what food is doing to their glucose levels, their heart rates and a number of other metrics as they...

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